3Ambala

Ambala, India: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in India · 4/10 in the world

Compared with 589 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 1,337 per 100,000 people (2024)

Crime by type, as recorded by National Crime Records Bureau (2024)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	31	2.7	2.2
Culpable homicide	7	0.6	0.3
Killings that the law does not class as murder.
Sexual offences
Rape	51	4.5	2.1
Attempted rape	0	0	0.2
Attempts only.
Sexual assault and harassment of women	57	5.1	5.6
Includes sexual harassment, stalking and voyeurism.
Violence
Attempted murder	33	2.9	6.2
Attempts only.
Hurt and grievous hurt	163	14.4	37.8
Includes acid attacks.
Kidnapping and abduction	185	16.4	10.1
Includes missing children the police record as kidnapped.
Dowry deaths	4	0.4	0.5
Cruelty by husband or relatives	198	17.5	8.4
Robbery
Robbery	18	1.6	1.7
Includes attempted robbery and dacoity.
Dacoity (gang robbery)	2	0.2	0.5
Robbery by five or more people, including preparing or assembling for it.
Extortion	7	0.6	0.9
Theft and burglary
Burglary	456	40.4	7.5
Vehicle theft	525	46.5	15.1
Other theft	318	28.2	15.1
Includes snatching.
Damage and public order
Rioting	45	4	2.7
Unlawful assembly, affray and promoting enmity	5	0.4	1
Criminal damage and arson	10	0.9	0.9
Other
Fraud and forgery	383	33.9	10.8
Breach of trust and misappropriation	44	3.9	1.7

Source: National Crime Records Bureau, updated 26 October 2026.